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Weather in Blackfoot, Idaho

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blackfoot, ID
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
35°
Humidity
31%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Blackfoot, ID
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
54°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
51°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
53°
10p
L 42°H 68°
Blackfoot, ID
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    62°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    56°34°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    59°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    64°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    69°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°44°
Blackfoot, ID
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · veering 80°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 13 · pk 33 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 80° from the nw.
Blackfoot, ID
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
857.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 25.33 inHg
Now
857.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 856861
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blackfoot, ID
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.0 μg/m³
PM 10
9.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Blackfoot, ID
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
3:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blackfoot, ID
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:08 PM
Moonset
3:25 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Blackfoot, ID
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blackfoot at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Blackfoot

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.